Show bosses had kept the death of Jonny Labey's character Paul Coker under wraps

EastEnders' Paul Coker was killed off in Monday night's episode in a huge shock twist.

Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) were led to believe it was Phil's son Ben (Harry Reid) who had been involved in an incident and was in a "critical condition" in hospital after a receiving a phone call from the police.